Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-09-16
All the Police Reserves Of Chicago
to be Kept at the Barracks
Indefinitely.
The Testimony of John Robinson
Throws New Light on the
HaddOck Murder Case.
The Condemned Anarchists Apparent
Indiference-POsitiOn of the
German Press.
Trouble Apprehended.

OTTAWA, ILL, Sept. 14.-The decision of
the Illinois supreme court in the Chicago
anarchist cases has just been announced.
The decision affirms the finding of the
lower court. This means that the an
archists must hang. The execution is set
for November 18th between and o'clock.
SUMMARY OF OPINION.
The following is an extract from the
opinion IN the anarchist case from Justice
Magruder:
It is undisputed that the bomb was
thrown and it caused the death of Degan.
1t is conceded that none of the convicted
threw the bomb with his own hands. The
plaintiffs in error are charged with being
accessories to the fact Some of the
courts charge that the eight defendants
above named being present aided, abetted
and assisted in the throwing Of bombs;
others that not being present, aiding, abet-
ting or assisting, they advised, encour-
aged, aided and abetted such throwing.
The statute abOlishes the distinction be-
tween accessories before the fact and prin-
cipals. BY it all accessories before the fact
are made principals. If. therefore, the de-
fendants advised, encouraged and abetted
though they took his life with their own
hands. The questions which present them
selves are: Did the defendants have
common purpose or design to advise, en-
courage, aid or abet the murder Of the
police? Did they combine together and
purpose or design into effect? Did either
or any of them do such acts or make such
declarations IN furtberance of common
purpose or design as did actually have the
effect of encouraging, aiding or abetting
the crime in question?
The rest of the opinion is taken up with
detailed examination of evidence leading
to the affirmative of these questions.
"CL1NG1NG TO sTRAws"
CHICAGO, Sept. A. Judge Gary, who
archists, was surprised out of his
usual calm reserve when the news of the
decision reached him on the bench where
he was hearing another case. When as
sured that the report was true he said:
SWELL, all I have to say is that the verdict
was and is just one" Joseph R. Buch-
anan, the socialist editor who has charge
Of the anarchist defense fund, said that
should the state supreme court refuse to
grant an appeal to the United States su-
preme court or not pass on the matter in
time to have their decision act as a super
sedeas before the date set for the execution
of the sentence, application will be made
to justice of the United States supreme
court for asupersedeas. If these processes
fail, an appeal to executive clemency will
be made. The petitions for clemency will
be presented to Governor Oglesby. Mayor
Roche said this afternoon that the police
had been directed to permit no meeting of
anarchists and to allow no mcendiary
speeches to be made.
FOSTERS FAITH.
w. A. Foster, one of the lawyers for the
evening that Notwithstanding the talk of
an appeal to the supreme court of the
Uuited States the only hope now was in
the mercy Of Governor Oglesby. Mr.. Fos-
ter claimed to have no doubt whatever that
the sentence of four of the seven would be
c0mmuted. "UpOn what do you base that
opinion ?" was asked. II have reason for
believing that the officers representing the
prosecution will use their efforts to bring
about such results. I have not only my
opinion that that will be the case, but I
have their word for it," (Which of the
muted, If any?" II do not believe that
Samuel Fielding, Micheal Schwab or A. R.
Parsons will ever be hanged, and / very
much doubt whether Adolph Fischer will.
AS to the others, at present must confess
1t looks pretty blue" "Why should these
four be let of easier than the others p
"The testimony as to them was so different
and their conduct and actions as proved
was such as 70 warrant difference In the
punishment"
WON'T BE INTERVIEWED.
Late this afternoon the condemned an
archists were allowed TO take exercise In